# Distance from Gassim Airport (ELQ) to Guadalajara (GDL)

> 13,714 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,714 km / 8,521 mi / 7,405 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 21:38 in Gassim Airport, it's 12:38 in Guadalajara)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,890 ft (GDL is higher than ELQ)

## Airports

### [Gassim Airport (ELQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elq-gassim-airport/1ef266df-796c-6d60-84cf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gassim Airport, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEGS
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 26.300000, 43.770000
- Elevation: 2,126 ft

### [Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport (GDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdl-guadalajara-don-miguel-hidalgo-y-costilla-international-airport/1ef266df-6174-6e74-a46e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guadalajara, Mexico
- ICAO: MMGL
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 20.520000, -103.310000
- Elevation: 5,016 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 21:38 in Gassim Airport, it's 12:38 in Guadalajara.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gassim Airport (ELQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elq-gassim-airport/1ef266df-796c-6d60-84cf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport (GDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdl-guadalajara-don-miguel-hidalgo-y-costilla-international-airport/1ef266df-6174-6e74-a46e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)